Orpheus and Cerberus
By playing the violin, Orpheus hoped to persuade the three-headed dog Cerberus to allow him to enter the underworld, to find and bring back his wife Eurydice. This bronze is known to have belonged to a Delft silversmith, Thomas Cruse. It was inspired by a marble statue made in 1598 by Pietro Francavilla, one of Giambologna's main assistants. (http://collections.vam.ac.uk)
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| Dokumenttyp: | Image |
| Schlagwörter: | Sculpture / 17th century / Dutch / musician / musicians / animals / dog / dogs / musical instrument / violin / violins / mythology / mythological figure / figures / male / nude / nudes |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29002791 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/134030 |
